[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] neva4self:
Thanks. I actually did most of the things you described already. When I first got my DE I used TWRP to make a back up of the stock rom, the stock rom rooted and I used EFS pro to make a back up of my aboot.tar.gz just in case. Honestly I never really run custom roms anyway, I usually root just to have access to simple things like native tether and you tube adaway. So this time is no different I just want the smoother interface that 5.01 or 5.1.1 would give me, without losing things like native tether. Maybe I'll just go with 5.0.1. So xposed works with 5.0.1 by itself or do I have to use Jasmine ROM to use xposed on 5.0.1? Even though I'm no expert I usually only do this type of thing when I get a new phone, which is not as often as when I was younger and had to have the latest thing out all the time lol, I'm still comfortable doing most roots, I just don't understand a lot of the terminology. For example, I always use supersu and busy box wen I root and I've always downloaded them from the play store to do so. Now these instructions are saying to flash supersu from TWRP, which doesn't seem like rocket science but when they say SYTEM(LESS) root, I have no idea what that means. I just need to know if by this:

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New 5.1.1 and 6.0+ firmwares require system(less) root (SuperSU v2.67 or newer) with a patched or permissive kernel. You may flash MultiSystem kernel for TouchWiz 5.1.1.

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he meant that everyone who upgrades to 5.1.1 has to do a system(less) root or was this just for those who have an incremented bootloader.

Also I don't understand this:

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If you want to root and use a custom kernel (e.g., MultiSystem kernel) with this 100% Stock ODEXED ROM, you may have to remove all KNOX apps and /system/container (check this list). You may also need to edit /system/build.prop and change the following property:

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ro.securestorage.support=true

to

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ro.securestorage.support=false

DO NOT UNINSTALL KNOX APPS WITH TITANIUMBACKUP ! IT REMOVES SOME SYSTEM LIBRARIES AND MAY CAUSE ISSUES.

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being that I plan to stay pretty much stock after upgrading, with the exception of xposed, do I have to worry about this or is this just for those who plan to run a custom ROM? I'm not sure what a custom kernel is I guess and by "don't not use titanium back up to delete knox" does he mean I can't FREEZE knox with titanium backup or does he mean not to DELETE knox.

By the way I saw both of those links you posted, as a matter of fact we are posting in that that second thread right now lol.